Fancy Creek Kansas

Clay County

Goshen Township Map, 1881.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223982/page/64

 

On the county map Fancy Creek can be found in Township 6-south and Range 4-east.  On the township map Fancy Creek can be found in section 33 or 34, it's hard to tell.

Fancy Creek Post Office.

Post office open December 9, 1870 and ran to April 15, 1901, First postmaster was James A. D. Frazelle. He also taught the first school in a log schoolhouse in the fall of 1866.

Directory Goshen Township, P. O., Fancy Creek, 1881.

 

Joseph Lender, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wurtemberg, Germany, came to county 1869.

 

G. Schaubel, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Marbach, Wurtemberg, Germany, came to county 1869.

 

Joseph Sender, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wurtemberg, Germany, came to county 1869.

 

William Snethen, Farmer and Fruit Grower, from Monroe City, Iowa, came to county 1871.

 

Moses R. Walker, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Pratt County, Illinois, came to county 1876.

 

D. E. Weaver, Farmer and Fruit Grower and Justice of the Peace, came to county 1871.

 

Civil War Soldiers Of Fancy Creek.

Kansas 11th. Cavalry, Company L.

 

Private, Samuel A. Donald, enlisted January 8, 1864, mustered in February 29, 1864.  mustered out September September 26, 1865.

 

Private, Daniel Ealey, enlisted February 27, 1864, mustered in February 29, 1864.  Mustered out September 26, 1865.

 

Private, Wesley Kress, enlisted January 1, 1864, mustered in February 1, 1864.  Mustered out September 26, 1865.

 

Private, Elihu Moon, enlisted January 18, 1864, mustered in February 1, 1864.  Mustered out September 26, 1865.

 

Private, Richard Pickett, enlisted January 18, 1864.  Mustered out July 6, 1865.

 

Private Rolin P. Spurrier, enlisted January 15, 1864, mustered in February 1, 1864.  Mustered out June 12, 1865.

 

Private, Zachariah Williams, enlisted January 18, 1864, mustered in February 1, 1864.  Mustered out September 26, 1865.

 

Private, James E. Prosser, enlisted January 2, 1864, mustered in February 1, 1864.  Discharged for disease June 29, 1865, at Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

Fancy Creek, 1912.

 

Fancy Creek, a small settlement in Clay county, is located on the stream of the same name about 13 miles northeast of Clay Center, the county seat. Mail is received by rural route from Palmer, which is the most convenient railroad station.